Records on John G. Tower Chairman, Tower Commission (Iran-Contra)

The materials in FOIA 1998-0041-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 1998-0041-F contains material dealing with John G. Tower. The majority of the records relate to either the former Senator's nomination by George Bush as Secretary of Defense or his tenure as chairman of the Tower commission, which was charged with investigating the Iran-Contra affair. In the 1998-0041-F 2 FOIA collection there is a considerable amount of correspondence from constituents regarding Bush's selection of Tower as head of the country's armed forces. Most of this material can be found in the Alphabetical and Subject Files. Other records include reports, correspondence, memoranda, testimony, and news clippings. These documents will be found largely in the Staff Office Files. Documents open for research include routine correspondence, memoranda, and tributes and eulogies to Tower which were delivered upon his death in April 1991. Read less